Shoe shining kit



May 14, 1957 w. FLEMING 2,791,791

SHOE SHINING KIT Filed March 19, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 14, 1957 Filed March 19. 1954 w. FLEMING 2,791,791

SHOE sHINrNG KIT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. WILL/AM FZEM//VG ATTO/@NE Y6 SHOE SHINING KIT William Fleming, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application March 19, 1954, Serial No. 417,314

3 Claims. (Cl. 15-265) This invention relates to a shoe shining kit and has for its primary object to house brushes, cloths, pastes land creams of the type commonly employed in the dressing of shoes and to also support the foot of a user in a position which is readily accessible for shoe dressing.

Another object is to employ the cover of the container or box as the support for the foot when the cover is in open position.

A further object is to hold the major cover panel of the shoe box in an inclined position when the box is in use and supporting the foot of the wearer and to hold the cover panel closed when it is not in use as `a foot support.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a box having an open top, a bottom, side walls and end walls connected to the bottom and extending upwardly therefrom, a pivot bar carried by the side walls to move in an rarcuate path from a lowered position in which it extends across the box adjacent the top edge of one end wall thereof to an elevated position in which it extends across the box intermediate the ends and above the top thereof, and a cover panel connected adjacent one end to the pivot bar for movement therewith from a substantially horizontal closed position in which it extends across the upper edge of one end wall to an inclined open position in which it extends across the opposite end Wall.

Other features include a stop panel hingedly connected to the cover panel for movement relative thereto in a vertical arcuate p-ath adjacent the end thereof remote from the pivot bar, and said stop panel operatively connected to the end wall across which the cover panel moves for engaging said end wall and arresting movementv of the cover panel from its inclined position underthe inuence of weight imposed thereupon.

Other features include a stop finger carried by the cover panel and extending into the box for movement with said cover panel and engagement with the end wall across which the cover panel extends to limit movement of the cover panel in one direction across said end wall, a cross bar carried by and extending between the side walls of the box in the path of movement of the stop finger, and said finger having a notch therein for receiving the cross bar when the cover panel is closed to hold said panel against movement under the inuence of vertical lifting effort.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box embodying the features of this invention, showing the box in closed position;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the box in open position;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure l;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view similar to Figure 3, showing parts of the box in open position;

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken susbtantially on the line 5--5 of Figure 3;

ited States Patent j 2,791,791 Patented May 14, 1957 Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figure 3; and

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 7-7 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the box designated generally 10 is a support frame for a foot support to be described hereinafter. The box comprises a bottom 12 connected to end walls 14 and 16, and side walls 18, which, as illustrated in the drawings, are secured to the end walls 14 `and 16 with their upper edges lying in the plane of the upper edges of the end wallsl to define an open top. Extending through opposite side walls 18 along a common axis intermediate the ends thereof and below the bottom 12 are openings 20 and opening into the bottom 12 adjacent opposite side edges thereof directly above the openings 20 are recesses 22, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

A substantially inverted U-shaped yoke 24 comprises spaced parallel legs 26 carrying a transversely extending pivot bar 2S which extends transversely between the legs 26 adjacent one end of the yoke, and carried by and extending outwardly from the legs 26 adjacent their opposite ends are aligned trunnions 3i) which, as illustrated in Figure 7, extend through the openings 20 to rockably support the yoke 24 for movement about a transverse horizontal axis. As shown in Figure 3, the pivot bar 28 is adapted to move in an arcuate path which intersects the plane of the open top of the box 10 from a lowered position in which it extends transversely across the box adjacent the end wall 16 to an elevated position in which it extends transversely across the box above the top thereof.

Carried by the side walls 18 and extending transversely therebetween intermediate the ends of the box near the open top thereof is a cross-bar 32, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

A cover panel 34 carries adjacent one end a plate 36 carrying adjacent opposite ends depending ears 38 having aligning openings extending therethrough in which the pivot bar 2S of the yoke 24 is pivotally mounted, as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawings. It

, will thus be seen that as the yoke moves about the axis of the trunnions 30, the cover panel 34 will be moved into the broken line position illustrated in Figure 3 and the full line position illustrated in Figure 4. Suitable stop lingers 40 are carried by the cover panel 34 and project downwardly therefrom into the interior of the box 10 to serve as stops which, when the cover panel moves to the broken line position illustrated in Figure 3, engage the end wall 14 to limit movement of the panel beyond a predetermined overhanging position, as shown. A notch 42 is formed in each depending stop finger 40 for receiving the cross-bar 32, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 7, which will serve to hold the end of the cover panel 34 remote from the pivot bar 28 from upward movement when lifting effort is exerted on the cover panel 34. A suitable catch 44 is carried by the end wall 16 for cooperation with a bail 46 in holding the end of the cover adjacent the pivot bar 2S in closed relation to the top of the box.

Pivotally connected to the cover panel 34 adjacent the end thereof'remote from the pivot bar 28, as at 48, is a combination stop and cover panel 50 which, when the cover panel 34 is in closed position overlies the top edge of the wall 14 and adjacent top edges of the side walls 18. The edge of the panel 50 remote from the panel 34 is connected by a flexible strap 52 to the end wall 14 adjacent the upper end thereof which serves to guide the panel 50 into stop-forming relation to the end wall 14, as will be readily understood upon reference to the broken lines in Figure 3 and the full lines in Figure 4. A suitable foot rest 54 is carried by the top panel 34 upon which may rest the foot of the user during such time as his shoes are being dressed. Cover panel 34, foot rest 54, panel 50,

strap 52, stop nger 40, and yoke 24 cooperate to define the foot supportcarried by the support frame or box 10.

In use, assuming that the box is in closed position, as illustrated in Figures l and 3, the top panel 34 will lie in engagement with the top edge of the end wall 16 and adjacent top edges of the side walls 18, while the panel Si! will lie in engagement with the top edge of the end wall 14 andadjacent top edges of the side walls `1S to form a complete closure for the open side of the box. In this position, the catch 44 is engaged with the bail 46, and the bar 32 is received in the recess 42 so that the box it) may be moved about from place to place by grasping the foot rest 54 and using it as a handle. When it is desited to employ the device for supporting a foot during the dressing of a shoe thereon, the Ibail 46 is disengaged from the catch 44 and upward etort is employed on the cover panel 34 to cause it to move about the pivot bar 4S and the yoke 24 to move about the axis of the openings 20 into the broken line position illustrated in Figure 3, During such movement, the stop panel Sli will move about the pivotal connection 48 with the panel 34, as illustrated in the drawings, until it assumes the position illustrated in full lines in Figure 4 with the edge remote from the panel 34 in abutting relation to the end wall 14 of the box. Movement of the panel 34 beyond the broken line position illustrated in Figure 3 is arrested by engagement of the stop fingers 40 with the end panel 14 of the box and when weight is applied to the foot rest 54, movement of the yoke 24 about the axis of the trunnions 3G to a lowered position will be prevented by the engagement of the stop panel 50 with the end wall 14 of the box. Consequently, the greater amount of weight that is imposed upon the foot rest 54, the greater will be the bearing effort of the panel 34 on the upper edge of the end wall 14 so that the device will remain in position during the dressing of the shoes. When it is desired to return the box to closed position, lifting effort is `applied to the end of the panel 34 remote from the pivot bar 28 to elevate it and the adjacent end of the stop panel 50 so that the device may return by gravity to closed position, as illustrated in Figures l and 3.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to `be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. In a shoe shining kit including a support frame formed with end walls, a foot support comprising at least one support leg pivotally connectable at one end to the frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the frame; a flexible strap pivotally connectable at one end to one end wall of the frame in spaced relation to said leg; a cover panel having a pivotal connection at one end to the other end of said leg and connected at its other end to the other end of said strap, said panel being swingable upon the leg and strap between a first position in which the panel is in a horizontal plane and a second position in which the panel is in a plane inclined from the horizontal and is adapted to be supported intermediate its ends upon said one end wall; and a foot rest on said panel.

2. ln a shoe shining kit including a support frame formed with end Walls, a foot support comprising at least one support leg pivotally conneetable at one end to the frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the frame; a flexible strap pivotally connectable at one end to one end wall of the frame in spaced relation to said leg; Ia cover panel having a pivotal connection at one end tothe other end of said leg `and connected at its other end to the other end of said strap, said panel being swingable upon the leg and strap between a first position in which the panel is in a horizontal plane, and a second position in which the panel is in a plane inclined from the horizontal and is adapted to be supported intermediate its ends upon said one end wall; a foot rest on said panel; and abutment means depending from the panel and adapted for engaging said one end Wall to limit swinging movement of the panel beyond the second position thereof.

3` In a shoe shining kit including a support frame formed with end Walls, a foot support comprising at least one support leg pivotally connectable at one end to the frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the frame; a flexible str-ap pivotally connectable at one end to one end wall of the trame in spaced relation to said leg; a stop panel connectcd to the intermediate portion of said strap and extendable transversely of the frame; a cover panel having a pivotal connection at one end to the other end of said leg and connected at its other end to the other end of said strap, said panel being swingable upon the leg and strap between a lirst position in which the cover panel is in a horizontal plane, the stop panel in said first position of the cover panel being coplanar with the cover panel and being adapted to be supported upon said one end wall, and a second position in which the cover panel is in a plane inclined from the horizontal and is adapted to be supported intermediate its ends upon said one end wall with the stop panel abutting against a side of said one end wall; a foot rest on said cover panel; and abutment means depending from the cover panel and adapted for engaging said one end wall within the frame to cooperate with the stop panel in limiting movement of the cover panel beyond the second position thereof.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 628,054 Weyble July 4, l899 FOREIGN PATENTS 368,917 Great Britain Mar. 17, 1932 433,628 Italy Apr. 10, 1948 556,139 Great Britain Sept. 21, 1943 

